Rayceen Pendarvis
@rayceen.com
High Priestess of Love, Queen of the Shameless Plug, Empress of Pride, and Goddess of DC.
Booking: info@Rayceen.com
http://Rayceen.com/
Washington, DC
Booking: info@Rayceen.com
http://Rayceen.com/
Washington, DC
Please join us on January 22nd! I will be a panelist for the discussion after the screening of Black Rainbow Love in Washington, DC.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Please join us on January 22nd! I will be a panelist for the discussion after the screening of Black Rainbow Love in Washington, DC.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/black-rain...
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/black-rain...
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Please follow me on various platforms and check out the links on linktr.ee/Rayceen
November 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Please join me on Tuesday evening for this special town hall discussion organized by @teamrayceen.bsky.social
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October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Please join me on Tuesday evening for this special town hall discussion organized by @teamrayceen.bsky.social
RSVP:
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RSVP:
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October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
September 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Tonight! 🆓
Please join us for our Art All Night programming on Saturday, September 13th, Team Rayceen Productions: Sights and Sounds, at Sandlot Uptown in Washington, DC.
It is free and open to the public.
Please see image and click on the link for details.
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It is free and open to the public.
Please see image and click on the link for details.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tonight! 🆓
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September 13th: Authors' Spotlight and various vendors when doors open at 7pm
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September 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
September 13th: Authors' Spotlight and various vendors when doors open at 7pm
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September 13th: Sound Off! Open Mic at 8pm in Washington, DC
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September 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
September 13th: Sound Off! Open Mic at 8pm in Washington, DC
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September 13th: Shining Star Saturday Stage at 10pm in Washington, DC
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September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
September 13th: Shining Star Saturday Stage at 10pm in Washington, DC
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September 13th: Midnight Shaw Mini Ball in Washington, DC
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September 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
September 13th: Midnight Shaw Mini Ball in Washington, DC
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Please join us for our Art All Night programming on Saturday, September 13th, Team Rayceen Productions: Sights and Sounds, at Sandlot Uptown in Washington, DC.
It is free and open to the public.
Please see image and click on the link for details.
linktr.ee/Rayceen
It is free and open to the public.
Please see image and click on the link for details.
linktr.ee/Rayceen
September 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Please join us for our Art All Night programming on Saturday, September 13th, Team Rayceen Productions: Sights and Sounds, at Sandlot Uptown in Washington, DC.
It is free and open to the public.
Please see image and click on the link for details.
linktr.ee/Rayceen
It is free and open to the public.
Please see image and click on the link for details.
linktr.ee/Rayceen
Update: We have a new venue for Team Rayceen Productions: Sights and Sounds, programming presented by @teamrayceen.bsky.social for Art All Night Shaw: Sandlot Uptown.
For details, please visit linktr.ee/Rayceen
For details, please visit linktr.ee/Rayceen
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Update: We have a new venue for Team Rayceen Productions: Sights and Sounds, programming presented by @teamrayceen.bsky.social for Art All Night Shaw: Sandlot Uptown.
For details, please visit linktr.ee/Rayceen
For details, please visit linktr.ee/Rayceen
Please read my Best of LGBTQ DC nomination recommendations:
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For Your Nomination Consideration
Nominate the best of LGBTQ DC through September 7th
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September 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Please read my Best of LGBTQ DC nomination recommendations:
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New: QTDP After Hours
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After Hours with Rayceen Pendarvis
YouTube video by Queering the District Podcast
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July 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New: QTDP After Hours
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It was an honor to moderate the premiere in DC during WorldPride!
(In the photo, I'm second from right.)
(In the photo, I'm second from right.)
The film captures the spirit of WorldPride 2019, commemorating 50 years since the Stonewall Riots in 1969 by threading together archival footage, intimate interviews, protest footage, and cameos from over 50 LGBTQ+ leaders and trailblazers.
Inside ‘Humans of Pride,’ a documentary showing why Pride still matters
The film captures the spirit of WorldPride 2019, commemorating 50 years since the Stonewall Riots in 1969 by threading together archival footage, intimate interviews, protest footage, and cameos from over 50 LGBTQ+ leaders and trailblazers.
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July 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It was an honor to moderate the premiere in DC during WorldPride!
(In the photo, I'm second from right.)
(In the photo, I'm second from right.)
Thanks for posting!
Photo: Me at DC Black Pride, at the original location, Banneker Field on Georgia Ave NW, in Washington, DC
Photo: Me at DC Black Pride, at the original location, Banneker Field on Georgia Ave NW, in Washington, DC
July 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thanks for posting!
Photo: Me at DC Black Pride, at the original location, Banneker Field on Georgia Ave NW, in Washington, DC
Photo: Me at DC Black Pride, at the original location, Banneker Field on Georgia Ave NW, in Washington, DC
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Over at BLACK, GAY, stuck at home, we're closing out Pride with a classic! Celebrating community and the continued genius of Patrik-Ian Polk (y'all better be running those Noah Arc numbers UP!). Join us virtually for a screening and live chat of THE SKINNY on June 27th at 9pm ET. RSVP: bgsah.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Over at BLACK, GAY, stuck at home, we're closing out Pride with a classic! Celebrating community and the continued genius of Patrik-Ian Polk (y'all better be running those Noah Arc numbers UP!). Join us virtually for a screening and live chat of THE SKINNY on June 27th at 9pm ET. RSVP: bgsah.com
Please watch the music video for the song "Undressed" (2021) by Bennu Byrd, featuring a cast which includes me:
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Bennu Byrd - Undressed Official
YouTube video by Bennu Byrd
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June 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Please watch the music video for the song "Undressed" (2021) by Bennu Byrd, featuring a cast which includes me:
youtu.be/p9-DENuNKqQ?...
youtu.be/p9-DENuNKqQ?...
ICYMI: Please read my @crushcolonialism.bsky.social interview in The Magazine
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Interview with Rayceen Pendarvis
Rayceen (also known as Mother) is a powerful voice and stalwart figure within the “Washington, DC” community — an event host, community advocate, human rights activist, and LGBTQ elder, as well as co-...
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June 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ICYMI: Please read my @crushcolonialism.bsky.social interview in The Magazine
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What a great panel on What Happens After the Honeymoon: A Post-Pride Discussion About Our Commitment to LGBTQ+ Liberation. @rayceen.com is always insightful about building community + movements with an intergenerational focus. Great to see @drvivid.bsky.social and Benjamin Coy! ❤️
June 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
What a great panel on What Happens After the Honeymoon: A Post-Pride Discussion About Our Commitment to LGBTQ+ Liberation. @rayceen.com is always insightful about building community + movements with an intergenerational focus. Great to see @drvivid.bsky.social and Benjamin Coy! ❤️
This Friday, I'll be with @nbjc.bsky.social at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC
June 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This Friday, I'll be with @nbjc.bsky.social at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I appreciate @capitalpridedc.bsky.social for including me in the Sunday Closing Concert for WorldPride. It was a pleasure to speak to the attendees!
June 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I appreciate @capitalpridedc.bsky.social for including me in the Sunday Closing Concert for WorldPride. It was a pleasure to speak to the attendees!
I'm pleased to share that I will speak on Sunday, at 3pm, on the Capitol Stage during the WorldPride DC Closing Concert
👑🐊 The Swamp Princess – Doechii is closing out WorldPride DC! 🐊👑
Doechii is headlining the WorldPride DC 2025 FREE Street Festival & Closing Concert on Sunday, June 8th!
You will not want to miss this WORLDPRIDE moment! Oh…and even MORE to come!! 😉
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Doechii is headlining the WorldPride DC 2025 FREE Street Festival & Closing Concert on Sunday, June 8th!
You will not want to miss this WORLDPRIDE moment! Oh…and even MORE to come!! 😉
worldpridedc.org/events/conce...
June 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm pleased to share that I will speak on Sunday, at 3pm, on the Capitol Stage during the WorldPride DC Closing Concert